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Please help me. Scared!

On Aug 28 2022, I had sex with CSW in southeast Asia country. I did HIV test at 3 month and it turned out negative. But on Dec 26, I had a painful bump on my lower lip. When I pressed it, it hurt.
Now... in the first week of Feb, i have some sensation in my palm and i scratched and it became red rash. The more I scratched, the more it became itchy and a little bit painful. It happened between my fingers and on the palm.
Could it be Syphillis?

Please
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3149845 tn?1506627771
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Hi, if you think you have syphlis the only way to confirm is through testing but all that you write is more in line with anxiety from the affair a year ago.
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Thanks for your advice. I have already ordered test kit. It will arrive within two days.
I am super worried about that. Can I say that a sore on the lips appeared at 5 months is out of time frame for Syphillis?
Please note that your question about timeframe has already been answered.
4859015 tn?1360119889
I would note that some lip chancres may be painful but it has nothing to do with your case.
If it is syphilis (highly unlikely), it is from another exposure.
While it is documented that s
primary sores may appear as late as 90 days after exposure, it almost never happens in reality.
99% of primary sores appear within 42 days after exposure, most - within 4 weeks.
That "90 days" mark is very conservative. It mostly serves to remind "to keep a high degree of suspicion" for medical professionals, but it sure feeds lots of anxiety, especially in guilt-ridden people.
I would completely agree with other community members; why not get tested? Any test would be 100% accurate with your time after exposure.
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Thanks for your answer. I have already ordered test kit for Syphillis.
To top it off, I didn't have another exposure until now.
And my lip chancres appeard 5 months after the exposure. Do you think it is out of the time frame for Syphillis? It wasn't painless.


Absolutely out of the frame, There has never been a documented case of primary syphilis outside of 90 days.
You did the right thing, testing will help to put your mind at ease. Wish you health.
I got tested today and it was negative
207091 tn?1337709493
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How long did the sore on your lip last?

A syphilis sore appears within 90 days of infection, so unless you had another possible exposure, it's not syphilis. It's also painless.

Lots of things cause rashes that are not syphilis. A syphilis rash isn't just on the hand.

If you are concerned about syphilis, though, a simple blood test will tell you if you have it, and then you can put your mind at ease.

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it lasted for three days. it wasn't itchy unless I touched it. It appeared after 5 month of exposure and i didn't have another exposure until now.
I have been having this for 4 days now. When I wake up and do nothing to my hands, the rash are gone. If I press it it hurt and itchy and it becomes red for some hours.
Not a single thing about this sounds like syphilis. Not one.

Perhaps it's an allergic reaction or stress reaction, but it doesn't sound a single thing like syphilis.
Hello.. I got tested both HIV and other STD. All are negative!
Good to hear. :)
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i forgot to mention that I had protected sex but unprotected cunnilingus for 30 seconds.
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